For fear of jinxing the project, we're hesitant to promise next month's lead story . . . but at this writing, it seems likely that our cover story in February will be "From A to Z, in the Sarsaparilla Alphabet" by Harlan Ellison This piece gives us twenty-six vignettes, each attached to a different deity or mythical beast. If you want to read about Ilithyia, Tahamtan, Xolas, or Mut, look no further. If you're curious about viginae, you couldn't pick a better place to learn about them. Plus there's a cameo appearance by Joe R. Lansdale---and he's armed and dangerous.

Also scheduled for next month (as if you could possibly need anything more to satisfy your yearning for great stories, but we aim to please and please again) we'll have a moving novelet by Amy Sterling Casil about a disabled woman, "To Kiss the Star."

The list of stories coming soon includes "Eternity and Afterwards" by Lucius Shepard, "Demolition" by Nancy Etchemendy, "The Real Thing" by Carolyn Ives Gilman, and "A Fish Story" by Harvey Jacobs. And lots more (but you already knew that). Keep that subscription up to date to make sure you get in on all the action.